A dog lovers gift with a difference

 

POSTED FEBRUARY 28, 2018

 

• • Guide Dogs rely on donations from the public to keep their life-changing services running.
• • In 2016, less than 1% of their income came from government funding.
• • Almost two million people in the UK are living with sight loss that has a significant impact on their daily lives.
• • Over the last seven years, the waiting list for Guide Dog’s service has grown by over 25%.
• • There are around 30,000 children and young people in the UK who have vision impairment.

How Guide Dogs makes a difference

• • 180,000 people with sight loss rarely leave home alone.
• • Only one in three people who are blind or partially sighted (of working age) is employed.
• • 43% of people who lose their sight suffer from depression.
• • Almost 50% of people who are blind or partially sighted feel cut off from the people and things around them.
• • More than 70% of people who are blind or partially sighted lack confidence to join in everyday activities.

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